Brain Color Clues
BINKY MANNERS
This morning, my husband, was having breakfast with our granddaughter. She was attempting to tell him something, however, he could not understand her because she had put her binky in her mouth. Then he attempted to give her a “Yellow Brain” manners lesson and said, “Yasmin, you need to take your binky out of your…
Read moreYOUR MINDSET & BRAIN COLORS
I was fascinated by the Book, MINDSET authored by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. I read the book in two days! Ben Hebebrand, Head of School at Quest Academy suggested I read the book. I had presented a What Color Is Your Brain? Faculty In-Service for the Quest staff a year ago and Ben thought I…
Read moreBRAIN COLOR SYSTEMS
The other day our family was discussing how systematic each of us is or can be, according to our Brain Colors. The following is the humorous and enlightening outcome of our discussion: Green Brainers: Develop the system for a purpose to be more efficient. Yellow Brainers: Follow the system and/or instruct others about the system.…
Read moreTHANK YOU NOTES
Have you ever noticed that people quickly register a verbal or written complaint, but rarely make time to register a compliment. Not so for my “Green/Yellow Brain” father and my “Yellow/Blue Brain” mother. Both, were a masterful wordsmiths. I am grateful that I was the beneficiary of their letter writing lessons. They taught me to…
Read moreZEMANTA: A BLOGGING TIP
On Saturday, I receive a fascinating Blogging Tip from my Blog Masters, Derrick Sorles and Michael Snell, owners ofBusiness Blogging Tips and Web 2.0 Strategies. Michael and Derrick helped me design my blog. They are quintessential professionals, a pleasure to work with, always sending helpful hints and readily available to offer well researched solutions to…
Read moreSERENDIPITY: MY BLUE BRAIN GIFT
I love the word serendipity and the Blue Brain Gifts it offers me. By definition “serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely unrelated.” A few months ago my friend, Elaine Hankin, who is the Barnes & Noble Community Relation Manager at the Linconshire IL…
Read moreGREEN BRAIN TECHNOLOGY AT WORK
My Green Brain has been diligently and systematically at work:1. Writing and editing information for my new website. 2. Researching, purchasing and learning how to use my new cell phone. 3. Developing new workshop materials for clients.4. Completing post workshop printout materials for clients. I should be back on track with regular blog posts next week. I’ll let you know when the…
Read moreGREEN BRAIN CHILD
Yesterday, our granddaughter, Yasmin, gave us another clue to decode her Brain Color Personality. My husband, Jordan, had picked her up at pre-school and was looking forward to their normal routine of singing songs during the drive home. However, Yasmin was unusually quiet, so Jordan asked, “Yasmin, do you want to sing with me?” Her…
Read moreGREEN BRAIN BABY STEP ACHIEVEMENTS
I’m excited to share my Green Brain Achievements with you! For those of you who are Blue Brainers and find technology and Excel spread sheets a challenge. I want to encourage you to take an Orange Brain leap out of your Comfort Color, as I did. My successes might sound ridiculous to those of you…
Read moreMEN, WOMEN, CAREERS & BRAIN COLORS
People are always curious about the Brain Color differences between men, women and their careers. In the past few weeks, three of my What Color Is Your Brain? (WCIYB) Workshops offered me fascinating and consistent Brain Color data. On May 28th, I presented a WCIYB workshop for the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce – Women’s…
Read moreWriting A Business Book
Exciting news! On Monday, I sent the first draft of my new “Business” book proposal to my agent, Jonathan Malysiak at The Jonathan Scott Agency. I was delighted they Jon was enthusiastic about the book.The project will incorporate and utilize all my Brain Colors: “Green Research”, “Yellow Organization”, “Blue Creativity” and “Orange Resourcefulness.”This “thought-provoking” writing process…
Read more“Blue Brain”storming
This morning, I was discussing the website changes I was contemplating with my husband. He had offered some suggestion, but I told him I didn’t like one of the ideas because it just didn’t feel like me. His Green Brain response was, “Your Blue is Blinding you!” His comment could have offended me and become an conflict. However,…
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